Goth is associated with a lot of things, the 'fashion' is not always necessary. So, if you want to call yourself a goth because you dress like how they are often portrayed in mainstream media, then most likely you will be branded and a poser.
If you like the gothic look, then there's no reason why you shouldn't look gothic. To call yourself a goth may be a different matter though.
Good luck anyway .

(Original post by hippieglitter)
Hey everyone, I am thinking of going Goth but i don't know if i'd be very good at it. I have so many different styles i like i want to settle on one for a bit. What kinda of things are essential for proper Goth style do i really need to wear black and white makeup, and dye my hair (cos i'm blonde) and give up pink?

(Original post by hippieglitter)
Hey everyone, I am thinking of going Goth but i don't know if i'd be very good at it. I have so many different styles i like i want to settle on one for a bit. What kinda of things are essential for proper Goth style do i really need to wear black and white makeup, and dye my hair (cos i'm blonde) and give up pink?

I had a friend like that once - complete girlie girl - loved everything pink and fluffy and strawberry-like and once a few of the people in my year started moving on to indie music and rock and away from the pop she loved so much - she decided to "go greb"

and when she went greb - she took it just a tiny bit too far - because she thought it would make her fit in. Unfortunately. Everyone knew she was being fake and she got shunned pretty badly until she went back to herself.

Don't force yourself to become something that you're not - you may think that becoming a goth is your natural inclination. However, the fact that you have referred to it as going goth suggests your doing it for another reason.

I tried going on one specific style once - I couldn't do it for longer than a month or two!

ATM, my dress sense is a mix of vaguely alternative style (baggy trousers included), conservative jeans and T-shirt, folk, sparkles and *cough* skimpy, with a couple of emo touches thrown in for good measure.